The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-30
CITY NOTES.

Two amateur yatchmen received
ducking, yesterday, by the capsizing of
their boat.
The Thermometer at West End reports
the temperature for yesterday at 7. a. m.
so, p. M So, 8 p. M. 800.
Registered at the Carleton House we
found the names of j. G.. Field, daugh-
ter and ward, and Miss Bella LeonarIy,
of Tampa.
In the Mayors Court. to-day, only one
unfortunate, Robt. Thomas. for using
profane language, was mulcted one dol
lar and costs.
The Governor will order an encamp-
ment in few days and there will be
some news of special interest to our
military men in another column.
THE NEWS was serenaded, last night,
by some of the members of the Putnam
Hose Company, for which they will
please accept the thanks of the office.
What has become of our street rail
way out to the Jacksonville. Tampa and
Key West Railway depot, out on the
Heights and back through the ham,
mock?
The Welaka-Pomona series of base
ball which was finished on Saturday, re-
suited in victory for the Pomonas. The
Pomonas are now open for a challenge
from any club on the Peninsula.
The Charlotte Harbor Beacon says:
"A. w. Gilchrist started for Paiatka,
Wednesday, to sign up contracts for de-
ivering 2, 100 barrels of shell to be used
ON the grounds of Hotel Punta Gorda"
The steamer Kate Spencer excurted
from Jacksonville to tins place bringing
large number of people. We are glad
to see these excursions; they make
things look lively and help the stores.
How would street car track across
the bridge do? 1t would be a very attract
i've and pleasant ride and extending on
the other side through some of the beau
tiful groves over there it would take in
many a dime.
NJ. L. Howard and VIM. III. Chandler,
of the st. Johns and Halifax Railroad.
also j. III. Ralph, of Hollister, VIM.
Betsworth, of Baltimore, and b. b.
Pettitt. of Texas, are registered at the
Saratoga Hotel.
The big time at st. Augustine next
month will run in the crowds and some
one was asking what yacht would repre-
sent Palatka in the race. We have some
crack yachts and certainly ought to have
at least one representative.
The firm of Joseph & Husson, archi-
tects and civil engineers, has been dis
solved by mutual consent. MIR. Husson
retiring. The business will be contin-
ued by Mr.. Joseph. See notice of dis
solution in another column.
The docks on our river front present a
lively appearance about the time of the ar
rival of steamers from Lake George and
Crescent Lake. The pleasure of a trip
on any of these short route steamers is
great, and to fully appreciate, you must
try it.
We have had one day comparatively
free from rain, n beautiful. sunshiny day
with cool and refreshing breezes right
off the ocean. One of the days that I'M
parts new life and vigor to the whole
system and make us wish we had many
more of them.
The Gainesville Idrocate says DIR.
e. c. Lancaster, of Palatka, spent Sun
day in this city. His wife has been visit
ing relatives here for some time. The
doctor thinks of taking his family in a
few weeks to- Virginia, where they will
spend the summer.
We met Mr.. Mcclellan, of the firm of
Mcclellan & Ellis, yesterday, much to
our surprise and pleasure. He was just
returning from a trip to st. Augustine
and stops for day or two at his branch
house on Lemon street. He was looking
considerably tanned.
Our hotels are not doing what is
termed a land office business Just now,
: but for the season, the dullest of the
year, they have "A very fair showing on
their registers. The landlords appear i'm
pretty good humor and keep an eye on
the big business that is sure to come in
the next two or three weeks.
The Charlotte HarbOr Beacon is the
heading of a new candidate for journal
istic honors, published at Trabue, the
first number of which has been received
at this office. The Beacon is quite hand
someiy gotten up-both geographically
and otherwise, and from the amount of
matter I'm 1t, should be well patronized.
IL IS welcomed to the sanctum of THE
PALArKA NEWS
There was rumor yesterday of the
establishment of a steamer line between
this city and Jacksonville. If steamer
should be put ON as contemplated it will